Felt the hostel was very overrated for the price, not at all impressed with being asked to leave the premises between 10am- 3pm daily. This was very inconvenient and had it not have been for our strong protest at this it could have ruined the reason we came up to this area in the first place for a wedding down the road, which started at 1pm. Please not it does state on the front door of the Building (Very Convenient place to put very important information) that this is the case, but not in the YHA handbook you are handed once you check in. We had to beg the manager on duty to open the door for us at 12:15pm so we had time to get ready, which to his credit he did, but I was told ‘this is a hostel not a hotel’ what! I think if you are asking for £85.00 for 3 nights I should be able to come and go when I like not be booted out and told not to come back till 3pm! Not a good idea kicking your guests out with no place to get ready? It gets worse the rooms where massively over priced and breakfast was very poorly presented, I asked the chef if I could have a bowl of cereal whilst I waited for the cooked breakfast to arrive, a request which was refused as I was advised that a bowl of cereal was not included!! Even though I had paid the higher price of £6.00 for the full breakfast I would have thought that a 30p bowl of coco pops would have not been to much of an ask. Overall this experience was not a good one. I have stayed in lots of Hostels all over the world some crap some good so I ‘am not some nonce who doesn’t know the difference between a hostel and a hotel. I would not recommend this hostel to anybody else, there are too many rules I felt like a 5 year old kid being told what to do and when to be back. If going up for a wedding in this area avoid this place like the plague! Unless you want to get ready at 9am for a weeding that starts in the afternoon and wander around a place in the middle of nowhere in all your best gear! Not good enough in my book YHA Loch Lomand get your act together!

Hvaing stayed here as a student 12 years ago and enjoyed it so much, I wanted to return with my husband. We were quoted a price of £85 for a double room which I thought was a bit much for a youth hostel so instead we paid £15 for shared bunk bed accommodation (single sex rooms). The youth hostel is a stunning castle with beautiful views of Loch Lomond. Nothing seems to have changed in the 12 years since I was last there. We did not use the catering facilities although the kitchen was spotlessly clean and seemed very good. Instead we ate at one of the Cameron House Hotel restaurants (located a 10 min walk away) - The Boat House. This was wonderful in every way - attentive, friendly staff, excellent menu choice and beautiful decor.
The Youth Hostel has internet access which is priced at £1 for ten minutes. It also has laundry facilities and these are priced at £2 for a wash. My only complaint is that in the morning there seemed to be a lack of hot water and so I had to have a cold shower.
However, it was wonderful to be back and I thoroughly enjoyed my time staying here.